Bloomberg ·

A look at China's bid to turn excess wind and solar energy into an AI edge via a $3.9T grid buildout through 2049, as ~9% of renewable output was wasted in 2026

To grasp the gargantuan scale of China's green-energy revolution, consider Gansu. In this arid strip on the edge …

A look at China's bid to turn excess wind and solar energy into an AI edge via a $3.9T grid buildout through 2049, as ~9% of renewable output was wasted in 2026

Lead Source

Bloomberg — A look at China's bid to turn excess wind and solar energy into an AI edge via a $3.9T grid buildout through 2049, as ~9% of renewable output was wasted in 2026 ↗

How this story grew

Coverage · 0 Discussion · 0

Oct 12Oct 13

More

Washington Examiner: Washington Examiner

Motley Fool: Motley Fool

Discussion

@kyleichan @pstasiatech

Related stories

South China Morning Post: China says its AI compute capacity rose 177% YoY to 2,185 eflops by the end of June, and is targeting 9,800 eflops by 2030 via ~$532B in IT infrastructure spend

Bloomberg: Analysis: constructing and equipping a 1GW AI data center in Abilene, Texas, could cost ~$30B, including $17B on chips, $3B on power, and $2.4B on construction

Financial Times: SemiAnalysis: China has 24 GW of operational compute capacity and another 50 GW planned or under construction, compared to 56 GW operational in the US

Bloomberg: Microsoft plans to expand its data center capacity from 12GW today to 38GW+ by 2032, with about a third of the 38GW centered on AI-specific chips

The Information: Analysis: since October, Anthropic has entered into agreements for at least 14.8 GW of compute capacity and may spend as much as $517B over the next decade

Discuss with AI

ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗

← Back to TechSnif